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Taking prilosec and carafate (sucralfate) for gerd. took them and woke up with intense burning in upper body. sore today, sore muscles as well. can it all be gerd?

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Can be NERD: Many times this problem is due to visceral hypersensitivity. We developed a program called SEEDS to mange this type of problem. Please check our website at "The Gut Solution" for helpful hints.

Answered 4/24/2015

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